This Week’s Must-See Art Events

John Cage giving a reading at Harvard University, 1990. Photo courtesy of playbillarts.com

This week, more John Cage, sound art takes Manhattan by storm, and some art critics have hearts: you’ll find them among Arts and Labor’s panel at Housing Works Thursday evening. Here are a few picks from this week’s art events at the L:

Thursday, October 25th

Roundtable: Art Writing as Craft, Labor, and Art, Housing Works

Given the fact that you don’t get paid and nobody reads you, why are more and more people trying to become arts writers? For some, it’s passion, and you’re likely to find a lot of it in Arts and Labor’s round table. The Village Voice’s (and Arts and Labor’s) Martha Schwendener, ARTInfo’s socially-engaged go-to Ben Davis, and AFC’s own beating heart Paddy Johnson are among the list.7 PM, Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, 126 Crosby Street